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June 26, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-us-Sani 10, 1428   CEC asked to hold all-party debate on electoral rolls ISLAMABAD, June 25; A group of concerned citizens comprising former judges, military and civil bureaucrats and mediapersons on Monday asked the Chief Election Commissioner to hold an all parties consultation on... PPP not satisfied with EC’s response ISLAMABAD, June 25: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed dissatisfaction over the Election Commission of Pakistan’s reply to her message and reminded Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi... SC takes suo motu notice of price hike ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday took suo motu notice of increase in the prices of daily use items in the twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad.... Irsa meeting called off after improved water flows ISLAMABAD, June 25: With improved river flows, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has called off a meeting of the advisory committee that was convened to discuss reduction in provincial shares... Decision to approach SC for May 12 probe ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Qaumi Rabita Committee (QRC), which comprises opposition parties, execpt the Pakistan People’s Party, has decided to move the Supreme Court to seek a judicial probe into the May 12 killings.... 2,000 scholarships in next two years ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is planning to send 2,000 students abroad on scholarships during the next two years. This was stated by Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC)... Over Rs360m being spent on Gurdwaras upkeep TAXILA, June 25: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Deputy Administrator (Shrines) Syed Faraz Abbas on Monday said the government was spending Rs360.3 million on restoration and maintenance of Gurdwaras and... Benazir in London LONDON, June 25: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto arrived here from Dubai on Monday along with her children ostensibly to spend summer holidays. She is expected to stay here for almost... Billboards installation in Pindi banned RAWALPINDI, June 25: Installation of towering billboards in the cantonment area has been banned till the end of monsoon season, it was officially learnt here. The decision in this regard had... Pakistan, EU agree to enhance cooperation ISLAMABAD, June 25: Pakistan and the EU on Monday agreed to work towards enhancing “meaningful cooperation” in the field of counter-terrorism. The decision was taken at a meeting between the visiting... Notices served in Attock Group plea ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Supreme Court on Monday served notices on all the respondents on a petition moved by the Attock Group against its disqualification from bidding for the Pakistan State Oil Company Ltd which is scheduled to be privatised.... Contractors to resume oil supply to Afghanistan LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 25: Oil contractors announced on Monday that they would resume supply to Afghanistan after failure of their negotiations with a local transporters’ union.... Torture of detainees by agencies deplored PESHAWAR, June 25: With the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture to be observed across the world on Tuesday, torture by the law-enforcement agencies is still an accepted norm in Pakistan, despite the laws prohibiting it.... Nursing students denied entry GUJRANWALA: The administration of the Mandi Bahauddin nursing school denied entry to 19 fourth-year students who returned on Monday after one-week leave. The administration had sent them home after the... Six of a family slaughtered DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 25: Six members of a family were found slaughtered in Mehboobabad Colony on Monday morning under mysterious circumstances in DG Khan city police precincts.... Passport-seekers in troubling land GUJRANWALA, June 25: Work on the passport office building, which was to be completed within one year, has just begun after a lapse of one-and-half-years and because of this delay the... PA passes Punjab Finance Bill 2007 LAHORE, June 25: The provincial assembly on Monday passed the Punjab Finance Bill of 2007. Punjab Finance Minister Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak presented the bill in the house while Speaker Afzal Sahi was in the chair.... New policy to down boards sneering at monuments LAHORE, June 25: The billboards obstructing the view of heritage sites will be removed after improving the registration process of advertisers, according to a policy report on publicity boards finalised by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA).... Injectable drugs doing more damage LAHORE, June 25: Willpower alone can help a person quit drug addiction, says young Shaukat Ali Bokhari undergoing rehabilitation at the Punjab Institute of Medical Health.... Third day of rain: villager dies, huts collapse HYDERABAD, June 25: It continued to rain in many parts of Sindh on the third consecutive day on Monday, resulting in the death of a villager in Sanghar district and destruction... People shift from coastal areas THATTA, June 25: Hundreds of people in the coastal areas of Keti Bunder town have migrated to safer places due to fear of impending windstorm and heavy rains while police have been put on high alert to face any eventuality.... Strike observed in Sindh against ‘disappearances’ HYDERABAD, June 25: A strike was observed in various cities of the province on Monday on the call of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz in protest against enforced disappearance of JSQM... JSQM concerned about missing leaders LARKANA, June 25: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Qureshi has expressed fear that the party’s general secretary Dr Sadfar Sarki, Asif Baladi and other nationalist leaders and activists picked up... University urges education dept to fill teachers’ posts HYDERABAD, June 25: The University of Sindh on Monday urged the provincial education department to fill vacant posts of teachers and allocate funds for library books and necessary equipment and chemicals... Appointment ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Federal Public Service Commiss-ion (FPSC) has recommended the appointments of Syed Sagheer Hussain Shah and Tariq Mahmood as associate professors (BS-19), at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,... Man commits suicide, one killed on rail track ATTOCK, June 25: A man committed suicide over some family dispute in Jand area, while one person was killed after being hit by a train near Jaffar village Sunday evening, the Fatehjang police said.... Man seeks son’s release QUETTA, June 25: A man has appealed to the president and the Balochistan governor to intervene and secure his son’s release from the custody of an intelligence agency.... ‘Musharraf to be re-elected in uniform’ QUETTA, June 25: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf would be re-elected in uniform for a second term ‘to ensure continuation of the democratic process, political stability, strengthening of the parliamentary system and economic growth’.... Habeas corpus petition rejected MARDAN, June 25: District and Sessions Judge Syed Yahya Zahid Gillani on Monday rejected a habeas corpus petition challenging the alleged illegal detention of a man suspected of being involved in an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.... Kidnapping of three soldiers denied KOHAT, June 25: A military spokesman on Monday said that only one member of the Frontier Corps had been kidnapped from Ustarzai area on Saturday last and not three as reported... Tribe threatens to cut power supply from Warsak Dam PESHAWAR, June 25: The elders of the Mola Gori tribe of the Khyber Agency have demanded royalty on the Warsak Dam and threatened that if the federal government will not stop... Rs99m Kohat budget presented KOHAT, June 25: Release of five per cent royalty to the local government from oil and gas reserves would make the Kohat district self-reliant and enable it to develop underdeveloped areas.... Fish and fries in hot waters MUZAFFARGARH, June 25: Global warming has proved fatal not only for environment and humans but also for water world as well if reports are mass deaths of fish seeds and fries from hatcheries and farms of Muzaffargarh are to be believed.... Rise in illegal housing KHANEWAL, June 25: Illegal housing schemes are flourishing here because of the district government’s indifference. Sources told Dawn that a number of housing schemes were launched in various areas of... Boy hurt as lentil of trauma centre caves in GUJRANWALA, June 25: A minor boy sustained injuries when the under-construction upper storey of DHQ hospital’s trauma centre suddenly collapsed here on Monday while many other visitors had a narrow escape.... Member of banned group held FAISALABAD, June 25: Factory Area police have arrested an activist of outlawed Laskhar-i-Tayyaba wanted for different crimes. Iqbal Town SP Ziaullah Niazi told newsmen on Monday that accused Babar Ishaq had... Utility stores BAHAWALPUR, June 25: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) will open about 200 new outlets during the next financial year in the Bahawalpur region, which will provide jobs to over 1,000 area people.... Gastroenteritis hits Yazman BAHAWALPUR, June 25: Scores of people suffered from gastroenteritis owing to polluted drinking water at Chak no.48/DB near Yazman. Work on a sewerage scheme at the village was in progress for the last one month.... Woman murdered after rape LAHORE, June 25: A married woman was found murdered in Mustafabad on Monday. Police said early on Monday, Hidayatullah of Androon Chaubacha informed them about the blind murder of his tenant, Shahida Hanif.... Flour mills robbed LAHORE, June 25: Four robbers plundered a flour mill in Harbanspura on Monday. They barged into Shalimar Flour Mill in Kotli Pir Abdul Rehman, held the employees at gunpoint, locked them in a room and took away Rs250,000 in cash.... More travails of train travel LAHORE, June 25: Eleven trains arrived two to 12 hours late at the Lahore railway station from Karachi on Monday because of what railway officials called bad weather in Sindh.... Demo LAHORE, June 25: The Jammaatul Daawa staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Monday to condemn the conferring of knighthood on Salman Rushdie.... Three Tharis die in clash MITHI, June 25: Three persons, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in a clash over land dispute in Veerani ji Veeri village in the Nagarparkar area on Monday night.... Two killed over karo-kari NAWABSHAH, June 25: A man and a woman were shot dead on the pretext of karo-kari in Rawat Chandio village near Qazi Ahmed on Sunday evening....

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